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Addiction (this is the continuation of the first)
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Addiction (this is the continuation of the first) |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! 
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Today was my first daywithout you < !signature-->And it felt really strange Can't remember the last time my life seemed so estranged I hesitate to say how much better I feel Lying here in my thoughts life seems so surreal You have had control over me for almost eight years now But I know that, given the time I'll live without you somehow The time has surely arrived for me to take back what is mine Ever looking over my shoulder at the life I leave behind To be continued..... All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep [This message has been edited by Jeffrey Carter (edited 05-27-2000).] |
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netswan Senior Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 1369Washington |
Jeffrey, this is a great subject to write about, and you are doing a fantastic job of portraying addiction -- thanks for sharing this - People need to read this -- keep on writing ~hugs from ~netswan |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Jeffrey~ Proud for you ... One day at a time is all that is needed. Great ! Thanks for sharing. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Thanks Teresa, These were written over the past six years and I'm just now finding them again. Put them away for a while, But I finally found 'em  All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
A wonderful poem, "The time has surely arrived for me to take back what is mine Ever looking over my shoulder at the life I leave behind" you have great courage and strength, thank you for sharing. ------------------------ "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? " Douglas Adams. "Here chewing your tail is joy" Richey Edwards "Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Kill nothing but time". Baltimore Grotto "Do not listen to a word I say Just listen to what I can keep silent" Nicky Wire |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Let the ink flow, O poet... keep it flowing... sounds great, reads great, nice follow-up... when is the next part coming up? Regards, sudhir Life is like a painting, That in an art gallery is left hanging, Though many come just to look at it, A very few actually come to enjoy it. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I like what you wrote here...you had to go and use that word...Estranged...now I've pulled out my Guns N' Roses CD to revisit two of my favorite Gunner songs...Estranged and Don't Cry. James |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Wonderful Jeffrey ... full of power and courage for the future ... well done! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
Jeff... keep writing, keep fighting... stronger each day... looking forward to the ones that reflect where you are now... they will show how you've grown, take care kind-poet, jm Some things cannot be explained by verses that rhyme, They are not measured by the commitment of time. Some emotions run too deep to be described by words, Forgiveness and understanding-remain the most beautiful words ever heard. ~Janet Marie~ "What the caterpillar calls the end ... The world calls a butterfly" ~Lao Tze Tao~ ~Butterflies are meant to be free~ |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
Thank you my fellow poets, Writing these poems during those six years was a really big part of my healing. The next one was written one year after I stopprd drinking so it will be a little more uplifting. All my love, Jeffrey I lie awake in a world filled with dreams, but dreams can be so real when you don't know you're asleep |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Jeffrey, So happy to see you got your life back, my friend. You have much to be proud of!! Great writing!! LW Friends are friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. --Michael W. Smith |
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epoet Member
since 2000-05-11
Posts 291grand rapid,MI, usa |
keep fighting that ever present demon alcohol. glad to see you realized life is so much better without being drunk or even slightly intoxicated. keep up the good work look forward to continuation of this P. J. Kotrch carpe diem A soul once touched is a soul once blessed by love |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~This is a wonderful continuation Jeffrey. I see your hope for better days. I am glad that you realized that you needed to take back what was yours. This is truly a great, great thing. I feel proud for you for finding the strength. *Peace my friend. |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Your pen is indeed mightier then the sword! Marina |
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